The Harry Potter audiobooks helped Katy Milkman make a foundational discovery about exercise behavior. A Harvard graduate student at the time, she was struggling to work out. Once a varsity tennis ...

2026 is coming. It’s time to set some New Year’s resolutions that you will definitely not abandon by March. After all, this is the year you'll get your life together. “Typically, at the end of the ...

There is certainly no lack of good ideas for 2026: eating healthier, drinking less alcohol, meditating more often, and so on and so forth. Wait a minute! Aren't the resolutions you had this past year, ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

It’s time to set goals for the coming year, and a psychologist has some hints for helping you to make those changes last. John Norcross, a professor of psychology at the University of Scranton, is one ...

Wharton professor Katy Milkman explains the research behind setting goals and how we can do better at following through. She’s also the author of the best-selling book, How to Change: The Science of ...

January is wrapping up. And if you are a New Year’s resolution person, I have some not great news for you. February is kind of where resolutions go to die. In fact, some studies show that 88 percent ...